The Department was established in the year 2001. The academic activities of the department encompass practically all major sub-disciplines of Electronics and Communication Engineering. The department offers B.E degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering with an intake of 120 students per year and M.E in VLSI Design. Department is an approved research centre for pursuing Ph.D. under Anna University, Chennai.
The department is being driven jointly by dedicated staff and interested students towards achieving center of excellence on VLSI and Communication. Further, the department has been sanctioned with several research projects from government and non-government funding sectors namely, MC & IT-New Delhi, DRDO- New Delhi, AICTE- New Delhi, Texas Instruments-USA, TNSCST- Chennai and etc.
International conference, Faculty Development Programmes, Value Added Courses, seminars, visiting faculty talks and etc., are organized periodically towards knowledge exchange and skilled human resource development under ECE community network. Department also conducts workshops and symposia regularly for improving the teaching and learning process. Society welfare programs are organized by the department at regular interval to make impact on its development and awareness.
Students are exposed to best learning environment and provided with in-depth knowledge to make them competitive and industry ready.